Felice anno nuovo! Happy New Year! We’re bringing in 2016 with two seatings on New Year’s Eve (Dec 31), one at 5:30pm and the second at 8:00pm. Our menu for the 8:00pm seating is just below. Also for our 8:00 pm seating we will have saxophonist Stephen Lifsches providing music, adding a little extra something […]

We are only open a few days over the holidays so our menu will be slightly reduced. However, it does cover most of what we usually offer. This menu is in effect on Wednesday, December 23rd. We close for Christmas and won’t be open again until the following Wednesday, December 30th, when this holiday menu will be in effect. It […]

A riddle for the season: What is small enough to fit in your hand yet large enough to fill your tummy? The answer: A gift card for Urban Deli and Italian by Night restaurants. One card; two food experiences to choose from. It’s the gift card that’s a deli by day, but come the night […]

When you have your event catered you want it to go smoothly, like a good Scotch. That is part of the point, isn’t it? You want your guests to enjoy themselves, to enjoy good food, and free yourself up to attend to all the other matters that need your attention for everything to be smooth sailing. […]

The secret to a successfully catered event is simple: Plan ahead. That’s it. It is just two simple words and perhaps a bit obvious. Yet it’s surprising how often events become chaotic and stressful because they are left to the last minute. Having said that, we have one more simple word: Christmas. It may seem […]

We’ll be brief … It took some time but we’ve been hustling in the background putting together our summer menu. Now it’s here! And we’re pretty excited. It’s fresh, flavour packed and fun. But rather than go on about it, why don’t we let you have a look. Enjoy! Summer Menu 2015 – Italian by […]

Happy Canada Day! There is a lot going on in Saint John today, particularly in the Uptown. The evening will be great with Boardwalk Entertainment going till late and the dazzling fireworks bursting at dusk. And we’ll be open! We open at 5pm so please join us. It’s a delicious way to make sure you […]

Liz’s sister Michael-Ann has been at it again with Off the Beaten Palate, this time going Italian with pasta and Mamma Caterina. In Part One, “… Mamma Caterina shows us how she makes pasta the old fashionished way – by hand! I love watching the passion she puts into this, every step of the way. […]

It seems just like yesterday that I was sitting in Happinez, our neighborhood wine bar, and Elizabeth whispered to me that she had some news. My initial thought was that she was going to tell me she was expanding her Urban Deli business. But that was not the news. It was better. She was foraying […]

Although we are completely booked for tonight (regular menu) and for Saturday (Valentine’s Day), people have asked about our special Valentine’s Day menu. So, here it is … we just wish we had the room to let everyone in and join us, but we’re booked solid now. Antipasti caprese lasagna salad or roasted red pepper […]